Physician Recommendations Against Pregnancy Among Young Women With Disabilities in the United States

Young disabled women face systematic bias during reproductive health care counseling, with nearly double the likelihood of receiving recommendations against pregnancy. The high proportion of recommendations under "some other reasons," beyond maternal or fetal health concerns, suggests potential subjective biases may influence clinical recommendations. These findings underscore the need for evidence-based clinical guidelines and monitoring to ensure respectful, individualized, and medically appropriate reproductive health care regardless of disability status.